Recent content by GopherJake

Matty was buzzing yesterday. Nice to see. Maybe the shootout game winner will build his confidence. Gus played great. Gotta stack up some more of these pinups and get the big boys back off the injured list.

Boldy has not played as well as earlier in the season of late. He almost looks tired. Hopefully the line with Rossi and the new energy of Nyquist can light him up a little.

Yeah, a little bit. Our offense was pretty good, once we got the damned puck out of our own end. But Seattle was dominant at our end of the ice in the 2nd half of the game. It looked like a power play half the time. Defensively, we were chasing all over the D-zone. Positives were Johansson...

Gus sucked.

These are early predictions.

I don’t think that charge was questionable at all. Absolutely the right call. Yep

Exhibit A for love-hate on this stupid thing. Spot on. Please - no Wild injuries.

If I were a GM, coach or fan, I wouldn't want my guys playing in this thing. Sorry. It's great for hockey. But it's wear-and-tear and risk of injury for what actually matters. Two thumbs down. (Fun to watch though......I thought it would be more tame. I did enjoy McDavid getting it back in...

It won’t be Kaprizov holding himself back. It will be the team holding Kaprizov back.

I think he is pretty skilled and could generate a lot of goals. I don't think his output was a fluke - maybe the high end, but not a fluke. I honestly just think he's kind of an HJ Pierzynski type guy - that is to say, a dick.

He'll be out 6 weeks, I bet. No way they rush him back. Especially if we maintain our playoff positioning. If we start to tank, then they might push the timetable.

The (bigger?) problem is that Hartman would have to approve the trade for 15 teams next year and 10 the following. It's not clear from the above if we could trade him this year, unrestricted.

Here's what ChatGPT said: --------------------------------- When an NHL player is suspended by the league, they forfeit their salary for the duration of the suspension, based on the number of games missed. Here’s how it works: 1. Regular Season Suspension The player loses salary based on the...

Stupid question here. We don't get any salary cap relief due to dipshit being suspended, do we? I assume that $487K is money in the Wild ownership pockets, isn't it?

$487K in forfeited salary. Geez. We just extended him….. Ryan Hartman signed a 3 year, $12,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild, including $12,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000. In 2024-25, Hartman will earn a base salary of $5,000,000, while carrying a cap hit...